Ghana will be in the position to take delivery of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the first quarter of next year (2021).
This comes as President Akufo-Addo in his 20th COVID-19 update announced steps by government to procure the newly-developed vaccines.
According to Bloomberg data, the first COVID-19 shots have been given to more than 1.8 million people in five countries as of yesterday.
Director of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, explained that plans are far advanced as the team has already submitted a request in that regard through the WHO’s COVAX facility.
The COVAX facility is a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure eventual COVID-19 vaccines reach those in greatest need.
